Looks like Lousaka Polite’s going to have a little competition for playing time.

The Miami Dolphins wanted to find a seam threat/ H-back type of player to create mismatches with linebacker, and it appears they selected one – Tulsa H-back Charles Clay in the sixth round of the 2011 draft.

Clay, who has experience as Tulsa’s WILDCAT quarterback, was rated by ProFootball Weekly as the fifth best tight end in the 2011 draft. Problem is he rarely lined up as a tight end because he spent so much of his career in the backfield.

The Dolphins passed on Nevada tight end Virgil Green and swapped sixth and seventh round pick with the Green Bay Packers to acquire Clay, who caught 189 passes for 2,544 yards and scored 28 touchdowns during his college career.

He’s clearly a confident kid, and it appears he’ll be pushing Polite, who had a difficult season last year.

The Dolphins had three rookie tight ends – Dedrick Epps, Jeron Mastrud and Mickey Shuler – on the roster last season and it appears they will continue to invest in the trio.

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